Field Applications Specialist Leader, APAC

• Lead pre and post sales technical support activities including high impact product demonstrations, technical seminars, and customer training programs
• Apply deep scientific and application expertise across Cell Therapy and Viral Vector Upstream (primarily cell culture) workflow to build customer confidence and drive adoption within the Korean market
• Serve as APAC Field Application Sciences (FAS) Leader, providing strategic guidance to regional FAS teams on competitive differentiation, objection handling, and value based positioning
• Ensure strong technical credibility during key strategic customer engagements and standardize winning approaches for priority and strategic accounts
• Collaborate closely with Workflow Development Leaders across APAC to deliver technical coaching, mentoring, and best practice sharing
• Ensure consistent application knowledge, messaging, and customer engagement standards while supporting complex escalations and strengthening overall FAS capability
• Act as a critical interface between regional teams and global functions (Applications, Marketing, and R&D) to communicate field insights, customer feedback, and unmet needs
• Drive alignment on product positioning, roadmap prioritization, and successful execution of global and regional product launches and key initiatives
• Lead Spec Win strategy and execution, proactively identifying and qualifying design in opportunities early in the customer buying journey
• Coordinate cross functional technical inputs, align proposed solutions with customer process needs, and clearly articulate Cytiva’s differentiated value proposition to secure long term wins

• Master’s Degree in Biotechnology, Life Sciences or relevant field. Preferably in cell biology, biochemistry, regenerative medicine and immunology. PhD is highly preferred
• 2 years experience in cell therapy, cell culture, and GMP manufacturing (including exposure from process development through scale-up)
• 5 years of customer-facing applications experience within the Biotechnology industry
• Knowledge of cell therapy workflows (CAR-T, NK, iPSC, MSC, regenerative medicine) and Viral Vector Upstream workflow (Cell Culture, Cell Line and Bioreactors)
• Fluent level of English & Korean in written and verbal communications
• Ability to travel abroad upon business needs
• Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record within territory or locations
• If foreign national, legal work permit is required to pursue employment contract by Korean immigration law
• Ability to lift, move or carry equipment, any other physical requirements

health care program or paid time off